Isaiah
Isaiah 14:1–3
1For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. 2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland.
Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
3On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
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Isaiah 14:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will have compassion | יְרַחֵ֨ם | yə·ra·ḥêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7355 love |
| on Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֗ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| once again | עוֹד֙ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| He will choose | וּבָחַ֥ר | ū·ḇā·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and settle them | וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם | wə·hin·nî·ḥām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5117 rest |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their own land | אַדְמָתָ֑ם | ’aḏ·mā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H127 ground, land |
| The foreigner | הַגֵּר֙ | hag·gêr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| will join them | וְנִלְוָ֤ה | wə·nil·wāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3867 join |
| and unite | וְנִסְפְּח֖וּ | wə·nis·pə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5596 join, attach to |
| with | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹֽב׃ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
Isaiah 14:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The nations | עַמִּים֮ | ‘am·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| will escort | וּלְקָח֣וּם | ū·lə·qā·ḥūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| and bring | וֶהֱבִיא֣וּם | we·hĕ·ḇî·’ūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| it to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| its homeland | מְקוֹמָם֒ | mə·qō·w·mām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| Then the house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| will possess | וְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּם | wə·hiṯ·na·ḥă·lūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H5157 get or take as a possession |
| as menservants | לַעֲבָדִ֖ים | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| and maidservants | וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת | wə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| in | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| land | אַדְמַ֣ת | ’aḏ·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H127 ground, land |
| They will make | וְהָיוּ֙ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| captives | שֹׁבִ֣ים | šō·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7617 take captive |
| of their captors | לְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔ם | lə·šō·ḇê·hem | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7617 take captive |
| and rule | וְרָד֖וּ | wə·rā·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate |
| over their oppressors | בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ס | bə·nō·ḡə·śê·hem | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact |
Isaiah 14:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the day that | בְּי֨וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| gives you rest | הָנִ֤יחַ | hā·nî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5117 rest |
| from | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| your pain | מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ | mê·‘ā·ṣə·bə·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6090 pain |
| and torment | וּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָ | ū·mê·rā·ḡə·ze·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7267 agitation, excitement, raging |
| and from the hard | הַקָּשָׁ֖ה | haq·qā·šāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7186 hard, severe |
| labor | הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה | hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
| into which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you were forced | עֻבַּד־ | ‘ub·baḏ- | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 14:1 Psalm 102:13 · Zechariah 1:17 · Isaiah 54:7–8 · Ephesians 2:12–19 · Zechariah 8:22–23 · Malachi 1:11 · Jeremiah 50:4–6 · Zechariah 2:11–12 · Jeremiah 31:8–12 · Acts 15:14–17 · Jeremiah 12:15–16 · Jeremiah 32:37–41
Isaiah 14:2 Isaiah 61:5 · Isaiah 60:14 · Jeremiah 30:16 · Isaiah 60:9–12 · Daniel 7:25–27 · Revelation 18:20–24 · Daniel 7:18 · Isaiah 49:23
Isaiah 14:3 Jeremiah 30:10 · Ezra 9:8–9 · Isaiah 32:18 · Jeremiah 46:27–28 · Zechariah 8:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.